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recollection after my long and somewhat fatiguing 

 journey. Many were the kind inquiries after 

 yourself and our little one. Dr. and Madame 

 Eschricht not far off, and Dr. Henle in sight. 

 Dr. Buckland had Cooper next him at another 

 table. Agassiz divided Mrs. Buckland from her 



friend Mrs. of Oxford. . . . You will see 



already one of the peculiarities of the German 

 meeting as distinguished from the English — wives 

 and sisters mingling in social happiness at the 

 festive board. They are not, however, admitted, 

 as at Newcastle, to the scientific discussions of 

 the morning. . . . My day's work has been as 

 follows : Rose at six, breakfasted at half-past, and 

 joined the Anatomical and Zoological Section at 

 seven. Papers and communications in German 

 and French. My reception has been most gra- 

 tifying and flattering : I was assigned the seat of 

 honour on the right hand of the President. At 

 eleven adjourned with Prince Lucien to his hotel 

 to look over some zoological objects : he has 

 pressed a warm invitation for us to visit him at 

 Rome when our little boy is big enough to run 

 about and play with his own children. We then 

 went to the Geological Section. At half-past 

 twelve adjourned to the museum, and received 

 our ticket for the grand dinner given by the Grosz 

 Herzog to the assembly at a beautiful country 

 palace some miles from hence.' 



With regard to the dinner given by the Grosz 



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